[h1]✒️Review [/h1]
[h3]✍️Overview [/h3]
Labyrinthos: The Depths Want You is a visual novel with RPG and roguelite mechanics. You control a young amnesiac prisoner trying to escape an underground prison while discovering the crimes that led him there. However, he also takes advantage of every opportunity to satisfy his carnal desires with the wide variety of sultry, desperate women in the labyrinth.
[h3]🛠️Technical section[/h3]
This title is the global, abridged version (if you don't apply the patch) of "Shin'en no Labyrinthos", which was originally released in 2022. Considering the game's recent release, its art style is quite modern, reminiscent of current anime styles. It features refined characters with large breasts and eyes that aren't as big as in older anime.
Along with the great art, the game features a fairly comprehensive and professional sound work with 18 music tracks for story moments, combat, sex scenes, and so on. It also includes professional Japanese voice acting for each heroine's and secondary characters' dialogues, with the sole exception of the protagonist's dialogues, as is customary.
The quality of the translation is what you would expect from a Shiravune visual novel, with good adaptation and localization. There are no spelling errors or mistranslations, so the English version is a pleasure to read.
[h3]📜Story[/h3]
In terms of narrative depth, this visual novel isn't particularly remarkable. It's a multi-route story primarily focused on exploring the different storylines with the heroines, including their backstories and how they fall in love with the protagonist. The "main" story, or central route, which delves into the protagonist's personal history—including his crimes, the loss of his memory, and how he ended up in the labyrinthine underground prison—is relegated to the background and revealed bit by bit.
Nevertheless, the reading experience is satisfying thanks to the varied stories of heroines with different backgrounds, ranging from simple merchants and succubus sisters to a novice knight, a corrupt, lustful nun, and a free-spirited warrior, among others. As you progress, you’ll find it entertaining to advance through each story to see how it ends.
It’s worth noting, however, that although each heroine has her own ending—and the game features more than ten different endings, most of these endings are lackluster and fail to deliver a satisfying conclusion.
[h3]🎮Gameplay[/h3]
This visual novel's gameplay is unique because it incorporates roguelite elements. There are several floors, each with different paths to choose from. You may encounter battles, story events, mini-boss fights, erotic scenes, rooms with treasure chests, rooms with food, and more.
As in other roguelites, the path you choose determines which heroine’s story you progress through and how you increase the protagonist’s combat stats so he can defeat enemies without dying.
Combat in this game is similar to a turn-based RPG, allowing you to attack, take cover, prepare counterattacks, and more. The difference is that in this game, you can perform more than one action per turn, though you must spend AP to do so. AP is limited, so you can perform a maximum of two actions per turn.
An interesting aspect of this system is that the selection of combat skills is random. You can choose only one of three options when you defeat an enemy. If one of the rewards doesn't fit your combat style, you'll have to skip it since you can only carry four skills at a time. This limit increases later on.
The variety of skills isn’t as extensive as in other roguelites. You can only build around powerful single hits, strong multi-hit attacks, or a defensive counterattack build. If you have to replay the game to unlock all the endings, you’ll end up repeating the same "build" several times.
Finally, each playthrough doesn't end when the protagonist's health bar runs out. There's also a "chaos bar" that fills up when you perform erotic actions with the girls. If it fills up, you'll get a game over. This bar can be reduced through certain events or by entering rooms marked with a drop symbol.
[h3]🔞Sexual content[/h3]
[h3]Note: You need to install the +18 patch from the publisher's page or you will not see any sexual content. *You can add me if you need help.[/h3]
With its wide variety of heroines and routes, this game has quite extensive sexual content. It features a total of 72 static sex scenes with full Japanese voice acting. Unfortunately, they are censored with mosaics, though they aren't as intrusive as in other titles.
Overall, the quality of the scenes is decent. The art is good, the voice acting is erotic, and the scenes are of a decent length. However, the quality falls short in the number of CG images per scene. There aren't many, and the scenes lack fluidity. They really do feel static, with a single image displayed for a while while only the dialogue changes.
In terms of sexual fetishes, the game offers the basics: blowjobs, handjobs, vaginal sex, anal sex, loss of virginity, and threesomes. There is also female domination, but that's about it. It's all fairly vanilla content that can be enjoyed by all players without causing offense or discomfort.
The heroines offer true variety to satisfy different tastes: elves, succubi, blondes, redheads, busty women, young women, MILFs, flat-chested women, dark-skinned women, tanned women, and 10 different beast girls, such as harpies, fox girls, demon girls, etc. So it’s easy to find a girl who suits your personal tastes.
[h2]💭Conclusion[/h2]
This title is quite different from the typical visual novels that Shiravune publishes. In those, you simply move from one dialogue to the next. This one features entertaining gameplay that isn't very complex. You have to devise a strategy to optimize your resources and grow stronger while prioritizing rooms with erotic events featuring the heroines.
Overall, this game fulfills its role as an adult title by offering plenty of fun, replayability, and—above all—a wealth of sexual content featuring a variety of sultry heroines. I would have preferred animated scenes and uncensored content, but considering the game’s price and the amount of content, it’s a decent purchase. If you like fantasy themes and roguelite gameplay, this title deserves a spot in your nighttime library.
[h3][b]SCORE:[/b] 7.5/10 ⭐[/h3]
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